Nani (actor)
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Ghanta Naveen Babu (born 24 February 1984), known professionally by his screen name Nani, is an Indian actor, producer, and television presenter who predominantly works in Telugu films. Nani has received several accolades including two Filmfare Awards and two Nandi Awards.[2]
Nani | |
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Born | Ghanta Naveen Babu (1984-02-24) 24 February 1984 (age 40)[1] |
Other names | Natural Star |
Alma mater | Wesley College |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2008–present |
Spouse |
Anjana Yelevarthy (m. 2012) |
Children | 1 |
Nani made his debut in 2008 starring in the romantic comedy Ashta Chamma, a box office success. He went onto establish himself as a leading Telugu actor with the films — Ride (2009), Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu (2010), Ala Modalaindi (2011), Pilla Zamindar (2011), Eega (2012), Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu (2012) and Yevade Subramanyam (2015). For Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu, he won the Nandi Award for Best Actor. He also ventured into Tamil films with Veppam (2011).
Nani received further critical and commercial success with Bhale Bhale Magadivoy (2015), Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha (2016), Gentleman (2016) (which earned him Nandi Special Jury Award ), Majnu (2016), Nenu Local (2017), Ninnu Kori (2017), Middle Class Abbayi (2017), Jersey (2019), Nani's Gang Leader (2019), Shyam Singha Roy (2021), Ante Sundaraniki (2022), Dasara (2023), and Hi Nanna (2023). Nani won two Filmfare Critics Awards for Best Actor - Telugu for Bhale Bhale Magadivoy and Shyam Singha Roy.[3]
Nani produced his first film D for Dopidi (2013), which was a profitable venture.[4] Nani launched his own production house Wall Poster Cinema in 2018, which has notably backed Awe (2018), HIT: The First Case (2020), and HIT: The Second Case (2022).[5] In 2018, Nani featured as the host of the second season of the Telugu game show Bigg Boss.[6]